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Monday, September 05, 2011

Beautiful Flowers for Girls

Some of the most beautiful flowers that you can choose for your date, wedding, gift, or even to flirt. Just for reminder guys, these flowers are beautiful, hence they're harder to maintain. Plus, they come with their own natural risks, so make sure you guys understand the flower first before deciding to pluck them.

1. Peony

Was name after the Paeon, the student of Asclepius, the Greek God of medicine who went rampage because of his jealousy towards his pupil. Zeus turned Paeon to flower to save him from the wrath of Asclepius.

2. Hydrangea

Popular as wedding bouquet, Hydrangea is found in eastern Asia, and was introduced to Azores island in Portugal. Despite of its innocent and beautiful appearance, Hydrangeas contain cyanide which is very harmful if consumed. 

3. Colorado Columbine

Columbine, which is derived from Latin, Columba meaning "dove", the Colorado Columbine is what awaits the hikers at the top of Rocky Mountain. Rangers in here will give you fine if they saw you plucking/destroying the wild Colorado Columbine.

4. Roses

Well, needless to say, this is the most favorite, classic and cliche flowers. For men, don't just choose roses. Find out about other flowers too. They're all equally amazing and beautiful.

5. Lily Stargazer

This hybrid flower, created by Leslie Woodriff in California, was known for its heavenly scent. The name stargazer was given because this flower bloomed towards the sky. But beware, report says that this flower is toxic to cats.

6. Cherry Blossoms

Well known in Japan as "Sakura", this flower is indigenous in East Asian countries like Japan, Korea and China. Having widespread through many countries by travellers who bring the seed back from these 3 countries, Cherry Blossom now exists in Australia, Brazil, Canada, UK, US, Germany and even Turkey.

7. Begonia

Honouring French former governor Michel Begon, this flower is cultivated because of its flashy colors and attractive marked leaves. First introduced in England in 1777, Begonia is now one of the most famous flowers in the United States.

8. Lotus

The symbol of beauty, grace, fertility, wealth, knowledge and serenity, this flower is a sacred flower for Buddhists and is a national flower in India. Commonly mistaken as water-lily, this flower is not the main choice for bouquet but would produce a nice scenery in an artificial pond/zen garden in your house.

9. Strelitzia

The flower was given the name strelitzia in honor of the birthplace of Queen Charlotte, Mecklenburg-Strelitz.  The common name for this genus is bird of paradise flower, given because of its resemblance to a bird of paradise.

10. Dahlia


Was named after Swedish botanist, Anders Dahl, this flower is cultivated by Aztecs for food, ceremonies and decorative purposes. Comes in dizzying array of shapes and size, each variation of its petal signify its own beauty. The colors varied from one solid colors of red, orange, yellow, pink and white two a combination or mix between two or three colors.

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